Al Ameed

I really like this one. It's hard to describe what this one smells like. The notes all sort of blend together and it's hard to pick out anything at first. It's fresh, airy, spicy, very soft suede leather background, and the EXACT amount of sweetness to balance everything out. Not too much, not too little. I pick up a violet/petrol note thats not listed, and I think that is coming from the leather. On the far drydown the suede and spices come out a bit more. I think this would make an excellent workout scent because its very invigorating. But be careful if using as a gym scent because it does project very strongly. In that situation you would want to go very light on the sprays--maybe just 1 or 2--but it would probably still work. Clean, causal, unique. Almost sporty but not quite. It's different than every other fresh fragrence in my collection. Awesome for spring, summer nights, and fall. Could probably still work on hot summer days if you are light on the sprays. Unisex leaning more male, but the right girl could definitely pull this off. Word of caution: I did have a guy and his girlfriend say that it smelled like triple antibiotic ointment, but in a good way. I can see where they are coming from but it really doesn't smell like that at all to me. So to people who haven't experienced a lot of fragrences this may be slightly strange, but overall people seem to like it.

Nose Note #607 Upclose I don't like it much - it has leather similar to Raw Human, similarly oily, but much less prominent to my nose. Here it's a leather blend just like in Ferragamo leather line - meaning it's note a strictly leather scent. The leather doesn't even smell like leather to me here. It reminds me a lot of some mens fougere from the 90s like CK Eternity, maybe because of a substantial clary sage note. It's a 100% aromatic mens fragrance with tiny bit of fruit and quite a bit of leather. As it dries down the leather starts to smell more and more like leather. Again, it smells a lot lot better in the sillage. I'd even say it smell absolutely amazing in the sillage and better than OK upclose (when you put your nose to it). It's not a niche fragrance, it's just a mens fragrance. Not weird, nothing like that. A good one that's been completely overlooked by the YT reviewers. Understandably so, because this is a little bit old school, but only a tiny bit. I love the 90-00s and this is a very good, strong take on that time. The more I wear it, the more I like it. 8.75/10, seriously good if you're looking for a 100% mens perfume for all seasons

OMG, this is awesome! During my teenage years I wore SoCal (for Men) by Hollister almost every day; I just loved that scent. Upon the very first spray, I get a seemingly endless flashback of my teenage years and an inexplicable association with Hollister. Wow. Then I looked up the notes online; and indeed - suede, pineapple, rosemary in SoCal, compared to Al Ameed with leather (for me suede), pineapple, sage, pepper, mandarin. This one has less sweetness, much more spice from the pepper, and herbaceousness from the sage. But this base DNA of pineapple-suede-herbs is just unmistakable for me. It's really as if the 14-year-old "SoCal (Cologne) | Hollister" has grown into a handsome man. Wow. Instantly one of my favorite fragrances.

In cooler months all i can smell is leather without sweetness. In spring and summer mandrin and sage combo is more prominent and elevates the scent. This is basically leather with beautiful fruity-aromatic bubble around it. i don't get much of the pineapple, maybe a general fruity vibe. Leather is definitely most prominent note in this one but is very original because of lack of sweetness which is a standard for leathery scents. For clarity, there are some hints of sweetness from the fruits, but it is very balanced. Presentation is amazing, quality of the scent is also great. Performance is a little above average, for me good enough. 8.5/10

I love this fragrance. It lasts a long time and smells great. It's very leathery and despite not having oud as one of its notes I can smell oud pretty clearly. I think for what it is the price is great. I paid $80 AUD. It's very similar to the niche fragrance by Clive Christian and I think it could even be better. I highly recommend this fragrance if you want a good reliable winter/fall fragrance. 8/10